Name: Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of Feeder Cattle, 15.00 to 20.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher. Slaughter Cows steady to 9.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Quality good, demand very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.59/cwt on 103 head, up $8.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 34 comparable sales and sits +8.77 against this barn's trailing median of $392.82.

Average price

$401.59

▲ 8.93 vs prior sale

103 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$71.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.21

vs TN average

−22.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	404.61	2,214	98
Small 1-2	535	380.00	2,033	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	521	333.18	1,736	4thin

One grade step is worth $71.43/cwt here — about $478 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.07, low $318.98, median $392.82 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale103 hd

401.59

—

TN average14 barns · 701 hd

397.38

+4.21

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−22.36

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.82

+8.77

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,812	197.41	3,577	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	178.55	2,608	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	170.65	2,198	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,143	140.99	1,611	54

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,376	$3,279	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$3,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$3,077	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$3,045	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,149	$2,870	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,560	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,024	$2,522	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,089	$2,274	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	913	$2,831	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

139 lots · USDA AMS · Athens Regional Stockyard - Athens, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,785	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	470	432.42/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	407.38/cwt	365.00–425.00	2,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	445.00/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	528.46/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	576.95/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	358.18/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,249	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	250	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	475.73/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,212	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	409.81/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,168	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	478.96/cwt	435.00–505.00	2,050	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	538.77/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	487.98/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	396.78/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,270	32
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	344.65/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,313	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	446.00/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,110	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	493.48/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,860	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	326.01/cwt	250.00–340.00	2,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	398.90/cwt	330.00–425.00	1,667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	476.87/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,279	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	512.05/cwt	450.00–580.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	470.57/cwt	420.00–525.00	1,769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	873	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	277	511.14/cwt	410.00–595.00	1,416	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	518.86/cwt	470.00–555.00	2,216	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	430.96/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	608.57/cwt	560.00–650.00	1,966	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	308.35/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	456.97/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,399	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	409.32/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,509	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	478.26/cwt	350.00–550.00	1,569	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	435.78/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,501	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	395.61/cwt	320.00–410.00	2,255	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	408.67/cwt	335.00–440.00	1,925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	407.11/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	653.32/cwt	600.00–700.00	1,790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	222	665.98/cwt	650.00–720.00	1,478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	583.75/cwt	580.00–595.00	2,043	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	383.33/cwt	365.00–392.50	2,388	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	328.48/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	314.99/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,244	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	161.44/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,515	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	191.07/cwt	181.00–205.00	2,809	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	172.95/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,492	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	127.14/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,386	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	165.35/cwt	156.00–174.00	2,125	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	159.13/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,833	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	142.09/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,644	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	181.57/cwt	175.00–197.00	2,364	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	84.95/cwt	82.50–87.00	968	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	150.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,869	7
Bulls	—	—	1,750	174.09/cwt	171.00–177.00	3,047	2
Bulls	—	—	2,134	215.16/cwt	211.00–223.00	4,592	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	195.38/cwt	187.00–204.00	3,351	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	3,270.89/head	2,700.00–3,900.00	3,271	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,041	2,706.00/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,706	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	2,160.74/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,161	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	2,732.56/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,733	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,151	2,909.18/head	2,550.00–3,450.00	2,909	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,108.73/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,109	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,298	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	3,008.23/head	2,300.00–3,550.00	3,008	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,391	3,358.27/head	2,800.00–3,800.00	3,358	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	2,649.94/head	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	393.54/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,889	16
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	382.01/cwt	310.00–420.00	1,795	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	227	506.18/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	493	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	398.59/cwt	320.00–455.00	1,303	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	266	472.77/cwt	400.00–500.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	333.18/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,736	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	378	365.99/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	409.68/cwt	360.00–450.00	1,549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	589	361.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	423	407.57/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	384	431.19/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	355.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,031	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	529.04/cwt	485.00–580.00	1,989	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	342.35/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,359	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	439.34/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,293	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	494.16/cwt	470.00–535.00	2,110	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	636	335.42/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,133	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	337.75/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,425	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,557	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	488	352.74/cwt	305.00–400.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	292.62/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	417.98/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,374	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	297.28/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	430.04/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	461.47/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,150	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	388.10/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	432.62/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,878	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	580	342.50/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,987	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	537	341.72/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,835	3

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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